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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" is an 1820 short story by American author Washington Irving contained in his collection of 34 essays and short stories titled The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. Irving wrote the story while living in Birmingham, England.
Halloween is considered one of the most influential horror films of all time, and the movie’s filmmakers, John Carpenter and Debra Hill, based the story on real-life experiences.. The script ...
The first, simply titled Halloween, was intended to be a one-issue special, but eventually two sequels spawned: Halloween II: The Blackest Eyes and Halloween III: The Devil's Eyes. All of the stories were written by Phil Nutman, with Daniel Farrands—writer for Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers —assisting on the first issue; David Brewer ...
Halloween II by Jack Martin (a pseudonym of author Dennis Etchison), a novelization of the 1981 film. Halloween III: Season of the Witch by Jack Martin (a pseudonym of author Dennis Etchison), a novelization of the 1982 film. Halloween IV by Nicholas Grabowsky, a novelization of the film Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers.
Plus, the meaning behind Halloween symbols, from jack-o'-lanterns to black cats. ... We're looking at the history of Halloween, as well as the story behind some of the symbols often associated ...
So keep reading to learn about Halloween's origin story and how it has evolved over the centuries at the whims of history and through oral tradition into the beguiling—albeit commercialized ...
October Dreams (also titled October Dreams: A Celebration of Halloween) is an anthology of Halloween-themed memories and short stories edited by Richard Chizmar and Robert Morrish. Jack Ketchum's "Gone" (first published in this anthology) was nominated for the 2000 Bram Stoker Award for Best Short Fiction.
Popular activities during Halloween include trick-or-treating (or the related guising and souling), attending Halloween costume parties, carving pumpkins or turnips into jack-o'-lanterns, lighting bonfires, apple bobbing, divination games, playing pranks, visiting haunted attractions, telling frightening stories, and watching horror or ...